Moving On then
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 11:18 amI know it is inevitable that emotions and confusion run high at times like this but reading through and contributing to some threads the last couple of days, while quite a lot of fun is also frustrating.
We need to move on, City fans more than a lot of others should be able to do this in their sleep ffs.
We didn't ask for Bob to get the boot. But we did wonder what was behind some very poor efforts this season.
We didn't particularly ask for a Catalan mafia to move in, but then as very successful management of football infastructure we kind of realise they should be a good team.
We dont know what goes on behind the scenes we just endlessly speculate, mostly about what we want rather than any kind of reality.
I think we just need to accept and trust Khaldoon's judgment that despite being the most successful manager in fuck knows how long with a win percentage better than our last successful management team, despite grabbing the title last season and giving life long blues something that they will never ever forget... kind of on a par with the clouds opening in celestial light and a big voice softly calling our name... it was that good.
You could argue after giving a 5 year contract they should have sat down with Bob and told him he had to be more collegiate, less abrasive and find persuasive ways to cajole those around him and players.
In other words put him through some training... try to reform him, tell him bluntly he isn't always right and he need to learn that along with some humility at times.
But that sounds a bit far fetched doesn't it.. and one thing has been clear this season the spark and commitment was dwindling rapidly.
Personally i liked Mancini even if he hadn't won the title, I saw what he did when he arrived to make a unit out of the team and progress with order from the defensive set up to the midfield and on to the front. Simple but intelligent and the right way to do it. As he took us to the Cup and the Title he entered into that room at Comms where they store all the old legs. But he only got the door open.
Despite all the plusses for being a top football manager etc etc, blah blah, yes and stubborn enough to force success. It is more than likely that his attitude and persona were seen by the upper management, Khaldoon and the Owner as a STRUCTURAL PROBLEM.
Just like engineering a structural defect has to be sorted out, no amount of messing about round the edges will sort it.
All I can say is that it is a shame, like others I wanted Bob to succeed but putting 2 and 2 together I can see that ultimately as has happened he had to go.
For some this will probs remain inexplicable, and i've written this to try and put a sensible slant on it.
My own beef about all this was the nature of it and the farce that was allowed once again to develop in the press and media, City still have a lot to learn to get that stuff right. A bit of a bad taste about that, but hey we are Manchester City. Champions in 2012, a lot of fucking brilliant players, solid owners committed to the future who will build the academy fit for the team and the long term future.
Remember the talk of the long haul? the transformation of the club into a power in football?
Takes time does that and we going there, get back on board and start looking forward again.
The future is Sky Blue
We need to move on, City fans more than a lot of others should be able to do this in their sleep ffs.
We didn't ask for Bob to get the boot. But we did wonder what was behind some very poor efforts this season.
We didn't particularly ask for a Catalan mafia to move in, but then as very successful management of football infastructure we kind of realise they should be a good team.
We dont know what goes on behind the scenes we just endlessly speculate, mostly about what we want rather than any kind of reality.
I think we just need to accept and trust Khaldoon's judgment that despite being the most successful manager in fuck knows how long with a win percentage better than our last successful management team, despite grabbing the title last season and giving life long blues something that they will never ever forget... kind of on a par with the clouds opening in celestial light and a big voice softly calling our name... it was that good.
You could argue after giving a 5 year contract they should have sat down with Bob and told him he had to be more collegiate, less abrasive and find persuasive ways to cajole those around him and players.
In other words put him through some training... try to reform him, tell him bluntly he isn't always right and he need to learn that along with some humility at times.
But that sounds a bit far fetched doesn't it.. and one thing has been clear this season the spark and commitment was dwindling rapidly.
Personally i liked Mancini even if he hadn't won the title, I saw what he did when he arrived to make a unit out of the team and progress with order from the defensive set up to the midfield and on to the front. Simple but intelligent and the right way to do it. As he took us to the Cup and the Title he entered into that room at Comms where they store all the old legs. But he only got the door open.
Despite all the plusses for being a top football manager etc etc, blah blah, yes and stubborn enough to force success. It is more than likely that his attitude and persona were seen by the upper management, Khaldoon and the Owner as a STRUCTURAL PROBLEM.
Just like engineering a structural defect has to be sorted out, no amount of messing about round the edges will sort it.
All I can say is that it is a shame, like others I wanted Bob to succeed but putting 2 and 2 together I can see that ultimately as has happened he had to go.
For some this will probs remain inexplicable, and i've written this to try and put a sensible slant on it.
My own beef about all this was the nature of it and the farce that was allowed once again to develop in the press and media, City still have a lot to learn to get that stuff right. A bit of a bad taste about that, but hey we are Manchester City. Champions in 2012, a lot of fucking brilliant players, solid owners committed to the future who will build the academy fit for the team and the long term future.
Remember the talk of the long haul? the transformation of the club into a power in football?
Takes time does that and we going there, get back on board and start looking forward again.
The future is Sky Blue